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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2022

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

                 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (203) 252-5900

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not Applicable

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).

 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 

On September 21, 2022, Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), promoted Al Botta, Jr. to Executive Vice President and Chief Payments Officer.

 

Mr. Botta, age 50, joined the Bank in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Director of Payments. He brings with him over twenty years of experience in the payments and prepaid market space and has been responsible for the growth of the Bank’s payments division. Prior to joining the Bank, from 2014 to 2017, Mr. Botta served as Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Payments of BankMobile Technologies, Inc. (previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Customers Bank). From July 2011 to September 2014, Mr. Botta served as Senior Vice President of Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Chief Executive Officer of CashZone (the retail check cashing division of Metropolitan Commercial Bank). From January 2010 to July 2011, Mr. Botta served as Senior Vice President of National Sales Operations in PreCash, Inc. From October 2007 to January 2010, Mr. Botta served as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer in PreCommunications Inc. From January 2001 to September 2007, Mr. Botta also served as Senior Vice President of Prepaid Operations in IDT Corporation. Mr. Botta studied at Adelphi University focusing in Business Administration and Operations.

 

Section 7 – Regulation FD

 

 

On September 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing Mr. Botta’s appointment.

 

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

(c) Exhibits

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.